Open Hand Media started out assisting nonprofits organizations in whatever way they could, and found that their clients had common marketing needs and challenges. Their “whatever you need” approach led them to expand their scope of services and grow as an agency, mostly in an effort to address their clients needs. Since 2013, Open Hand Media has grown to focus on a variety of marketing services including, creative design and web services, digital and traditional advertising, and communications and content creation. While their services and expertise expand – they maintain a focus on their strengths – a holistic approach to marketing that is grounded, practical and measured.
PageLadder is a San Diego based inbound marketing company. Co-founded in 2011 by Robb Bailey and Raleigh Leslie. PageLadder's common goal is to show business owners a future-proof strategy to receive a return on their online marketing investment. The PageLadder team develops a strategy that is deployed over time that helps organizations get found, generate leads, and build loyalty using proven online marketing strategies that work today.
YYES is a boutique design and communications studio. They develop strategic work focused on building their clients' businesses through smart design. They built YYES on the premise that smart design is best accomplished by a small, hard-working group of designers equipped with apt resources and in close collaboration with clients. Co-founded by Ron Fleming and Brent Stickels in 2000 in Los Angeles, they added a Minneapolis office in 2008 to leverage the city’s access to clients on both coasts as well as its design community. Since their founding, they have used a process of discovery, design, and delivery. It establishes a roadmap for their work that ensures well-reasoned, effective, appropriate outcomes that meet business objectives—not just well-decorated artifacts.